Assistant Team Leader

Assistant Team Leader, Access Team – Perth & Kinross Council

Salary: £24,889 – £26,813 (18 hours per week)

Location:

Pullar House, Perth

• Assist in supervising a busy team of social workers, community care assistants, and mental health assistants.
• Review Adult Support & Protection cases and reports.
• Ensure service delivery and completion of all statutory duties related to adult social work.
• Represent the team in various multi‑agency settings.
• Support the management of the Access Team within the Early Intervention and Prevention Service.

• Motivated, engaging, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective time management; ability to handle competing demands and respond flexibly to crises.
• Good understanding of SDS and Adult Protection.
• Experience assessing social and personal care needs.
• Sound knowledge of social work principles and values.
• Experience with Adult Support and Protection procedures and relevant legislation.
• DIPSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent social work qualifications.
• Current registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and eligibility to register with the PVG scheme.
• Valid UK driving licence (required for travel across Perth and Kinross).

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support delivery of key priorities. In your application you will be asked to describe situations that demonstrate our values and behaviours.

• A generous annual leave package.
• 6 public holidays and an additional discretionary day.
• Eligibility to join the pension scheme.
• Family‑friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as flexible working, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, time off volunteering, and the Wellbeing Framework.
• Access to a range of benefits.
• Paid SSSC annual membership for relevant positions.

We would love to hear from you. Please get in touch with Pamela Ritchie via email at  or call (01738) 475555 for more information.

External candidates must provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses; one must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Former armed forces personnel are also encouraged to apply. You may be required to undergo a PVG Scheme check and provide an Overseas Criminal Record Check if you have lived overseas for 12 months or more.

Pre‑employment checks will include references, eligibility to work in the UK, and fitness to undertake the post.